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E. F. JOHNSON.

WHEEL FOR ROLLER SKATES. No. 801,606. Patented July 8, 1884.

INVENTOR:

BY W my ATTORNEYS.

N PUERi Phcto-Lxlhognp er. Washingwn. D. C.

UNITED STAT S PATENT FFICE.

EDWARD F. JOHNSON, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

WHEEL FOR ROLLER-SKATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,606, dated July 8,1884.

I Application filed April 30. 1884. (No model.)

To (all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD F. Jonnsow,

' of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and nection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, the foot-piece B, rear wheel, 0, braces D,and straps E may be of the ordinary or of any approved construction.

A represents my new wheel. This is attached to the foot-piece B by theside plates, F, screwed upon the ends of the shaft or axle a, upon whichthe wheel A turns. The wheel A is composed of the side metallic plates,12 b, rim 0, of sole-leather, central block, (Z, and side journals, 0 e,placed upon the axle a, and secured by the screws f, passed through theflanges of the journals and the side plates, 1),

and screwed into the central block, (2, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. Theside plates, b, are by preference made saucer-shaped, and they aresecured at their edges to the edges of the leather rim 0 by the seriesof screws 9, which, after vpassing through the plates, screw directlyinto the sole-leather, so that the leather serves both as felly and tireto the wheel, making the wheel very light and cheap, and at the sametime strong and durable.

Instead of using sole-leather for the rim 0, heavy rubber or otherflexible material may be used and not depart from the spirit of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters EDY'VARD F. JOHNSON.

\Vitnesses:

H. A. Wnsr, O. Snnewroir.

